Coronavirus diaries

AGENDA

Esther O’Moore Donohoe: ‘Back in the formal office structure, what have I taken away?’

Esther O'Moore Donohoe describes herself as a Podcaster, Writer and Rhythm Dancer. In June 2020 she reflected on…

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AGENDA

‘Back to work? We never stopped.’ We hear from a nurse, a bus driver and a Childline volunteer

While some of us are just starting to think about work in the real world, Lizzie Gore-Grimes spoke…

By Lizzie Gore-Grimes

STYLE

Helen Cody showed us how to make a face mask at home in six simple steps

Helen Cody is one of the most celebrated and recognised fashion designers working in Ireland today. Here she…

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Gossip
premium

SELF

What’s the pandemic missing? Gossip. These juicy tidbits should tide you over

With almost a year of monotonous days stacked up, Megan Burns is peering backward to find the sparks…

By Megan Burns

mental health during quarantine

SELF

3 simple ways to mind your mental health this winter

It goes without saying that this pandemic is having quite a negative impact on our minds – here…

By Edaein OConnell

SELF

‘I was alone to process the news that I would be bringing home my baby in a Pavlik Harness’

Maura McElhone moved home to Ireland to have a child close to her family. But Covid-19 had other…

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School

AGENDA, SELF

Secret diary of a pandemic teacher: ‘Something more sinister has raised its head within this new school regime’

An Irish primary school teacher shares her experience of the first week back in school I find it…

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EDITORIAL

‘Has the Corona gone away?’ – Life must go on. And so my children will go back to school

Alex is a mother to two children under four, living in Barcelona. This week, her girls go back…

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EDITORIAL

Mary Lou McDonald: ‘When some sense of normality resumes I’ll treasure small moments all the more’

We asked influential Irish women what they have learned since the pandemic began. Here, Mary Lou McDonald, Leader…

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EDITORIAL

Esther O’Moore Donohoe: I marvelled at the light, dare I say it, dappling on the landing floor

Esther O'Moore Donohoe describes herself as a Podcaster, Writer and Rhythm Dancer. This week, let there be light. …

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grandmother hug

EDITORIAL

WATCH: This Dublin grandmother just wanted a hug for her birthday

Necessity is the mother of invention... With two rolls of gaffer tape, one roll of cling film and a…

By Katie Byrne

EDITORIAL

Esther O’Moore Donohoe: I wanted hugs, I wanted friends and family. I wanted a McFlurry and a 3 in 1

Esther O'Moore Donohoe describes herself as a Podcaster, Writer and Rhythm Dancer. This week, she's for the birds…

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